Two of the University's graduate schools have been named to the top-20 programs in their field. In its first-ever ranking of the nation's top-20 graduate engineering programs, The Princeton Review has named the University's Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science third in the country, while the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration was ranked 13th nationally on the Wall Street Journal's Guide to the Top Business Schools.
The School of Engineering & Applied Science was the only Virginia school to be included in the Princeton Review ranking, falling just behind the University of California at Santa Barbara and Duke University.
"It is great; every ranking considers different factors of a school's excellence," Assoc. Engineering Dean Kathryn Thornton said. "This means that what we offer grad students is a high-quality education. I hope that [the ranking] will encourage lots of outstanding applicants to apply to the program."
The Princeton Review cited the flexibility of the program as a reason for awarding the high ranking.
The program allows graduate students to design an individual curriculum to fit their own interests, Thornton said.
According to a press release by The Princeton Review, rankings are based on a "combination of quantitative criteria" consisting of GRE scores, undergraduate GPA and the percentage of applicants accepted.
Robert Franek, vice president and senior editor of Princeton Review books, said in a statement that the rankings are designed "as a substantive resource for students who apply to graduate programs of engineering each year and for all who advise and support them -- from college and career counselors to educators and parents."
The Wall Street Journal's guide places Darden two spots lower than last year but still among the top business schools in the country.
"That's where every graduate business school wants to be," said Ken White, Darden vice president of marketing and communications. "We're obviously very pleased that we made the list again."
The Journal rankings measure the appeal of graduate business schools among corporate recruiters in three different categories: national, international and regional. It is one of six major business school rankings released each year, in which the University tends to consistently rank within the top 15, White said.
Darden was also ranked seventh among schools to recruit graduates with high ethical standards, and ninth for schools excelling in general management -- the central focus of the Darden M.B.A, White said.
"We're very pleased with where the curriculum is right now, it reflects the business world," White noted. "When we talk to our advisory groups and to the corporate world, they tell us our curriculum is extremely relevant and it's where we ought to be."
Darden does plan, however, to examine the rankings to determine why the program has slipped in the past year.
"The team watches the rankings very closely," White said, "Schools constantly switch places and slip around each year, but it's always still the top schools [that] stay in the top."
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